Goa Shipyard unveils new OPV design for export at DEFEXPO 2014

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Thursday, 06 February 2014 18:18

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DEFEXPO 2014 Daily News - Goa Shipyard OPV

Goa
Shipyard unveils new OPV design for export at DEFEXPO 2014

At
DEFEXPO 2014, Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited unveiled for the
first time a new 75 meters Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) design. According
to a Goa shipyard representative, this new OPV which is partially based
on the existing 105 meters Saryu class OPV, is mainly intended for the
export market.

Goa
Shipyard's latest design is 75 meters in length. It is a fully in-house
designed project. The vessel is capable of day and night patrolling
and policing operations, search and rescue operations. It is capable
to accomodate a 5.5 ton helicopter for long range all time surveillance
missions.

Fitted with two diesel engines, each driving a controllable pitch
propeller through a reduction gear box, the vessel delivers a maximum
speed of 25 knots. The range of the vessel is 3000 nautical miles.
The vessel is equipped with an integrated Platform Management System
and an Integrated Bridge System.